Riverdale School Newsletter

The Term 2 holidays are here, and although students are on a break to refresh and recharge, we understand and appreciate the ‘juggle’ of time and work commitments for some parents. I do hope you get some time to enjoy a few ‘sleep-ins’ and leisure activities with your whanau.

We had a magnificent Matariki celebration last Thursday, and we thank the many staff and volunteers for their contribution to making this happen. We welcomed over 200 members of our community onto the school grounds with a beautifully cooked hangi and a variety of items to both entertain and inform our audience. Thank you to the community for supporting this event and giving our students another opportunity to shine on the big screen and on stage!

We finished today with our ‘Riverdale Has Got Talent’ Right Choice Day. More information is below, but what a day! It is so good to see brave tamariki get up on stage and showcase the many skills and talents we have across our kura. Even some of our teachers at Riverdale School performed in front of the school to model bravery and risk-taking in their own talents! Well done to all performers who practised throughout the term, so they were ready to present! Ka rawe!

Next term, staff and students will work together to present our School Production for our community at the Regent Theatre on Wednesday, September 25th (Week 10). Students will use the Technology Process to design wearable Art pieces to wear on stage. I am also looking forward to the Dance and Drama elements that students will be learning and the boost in confidence they will experience performing in front of family and friends.

Finally, we look forward to connecting with whanau early next term for Kanohi ki te Kanohi parent interviews. Please take the time to make an appointment with your whanau teacher to discuss the HERO reporting tool data and your child's next learning steps.

Enjoy the holiday break, and we look forward to welcoming you back for an exciting term 3.

Tumuaki

Jared Bron

To our new students: We wish you happy days at Riverdale School

Piako Tahi - Kade Jankiewicz & Manawa Do

Guess Who?

This term a group of students from Pounamu Atawhai have been developing their artistic skills around observational drawings and portraiture. After exploring drawing skills like shading and blending with pencil, we then looked at the dimensions of our faces before adding colour. This took a number of sessions but the perseverance and focus on slowing down to achieve high quality outcomes paid off.

I wonder if you can tell who’s behind these pictures.

Congratulations to our Riverdale School Basketball Teams this season. Special thank you to our wonderful coaches, we appreciate the time and effort that you have given.

Kanohi ki te kanohi - Parent Teacher interviews will be happening in Week 2 next term. These are an opportunity to meet with your child's teacher and discuss your child's mid year progress and next learning steps. We strongly encourage you to make a booking on the HERO app. Please note these are not for Piako Tahi - as they are done throughout the year and the teacher will contact you as they are needed.

There will an early finish of 12:30 pm on Tuesday the 30th of July for all students.

The Children’s University group had an amazing visit to Massey University yesterday.

After weaving their harakeke they headed to the School of Agriculture and Environment. They looked at earthworms under a microscope, made a dam for the Manawatū River, and looked at what happened after a volcano erupted.

Their next visit was to the Veterinary School which is a hit every year. First they visited the hospital where they intubated a fake dog, and gave it CPR, looked at x-rays of a variety of animals and listened to their own heartbeat with a stethoscope. They also got to wear the Vets long plastic gloves and try to deliver a ‘fake’ calf.

Wildbase was another hit. The injured ruru and kiwi were amazing to see and we all felt sorry for the turtle that was operated on after it was attacked by a dog. They go to see what the animals ate while at Wildbase and how to pick up a bird that may be injured.

After that it was off to the Recreation Centre for Dodgeball, multisports and a dance off with another school - which they decided they won!

A big thank you to our parent helpers Shane and Mike for coming with us. We had a wonderful day full of fun and learning.

A massive thank you to our hāngī crew who were hard at work behind the scenes over days and one very early morning to provide a delicious meal for us all before the show. Well done to everyone who helped out to make the event one of the best yet!

We would also like to thank PTS (Brent and Maddy Speirs) for providing the truck for our performers and to Speedy Signs for the TV.

Manawatia a Matariki!

Special thank you's...

Rēwena Bread: Sandy Noon, 283 Pieces!!!!

Food Donations: Our Local Four Square Vijay and Margaret. Jenna Tomlinson, Chanelle Hori.

Hangi Masters

Inia Hill, Richard Knox, Kev Whitta, Tama Whatuira, Cody Shailer, Damien Honetana, Kale Whitta, Caine Teki, Nic Carter

Sunday Diggers

Dale Pyle, Kev Whitta, Tama Whatuira, Cody Shailer, Damien Honetana, Inia Hill, Kale Whitta, Jared Bron, Nic Carter, Josh Lion, Hamish Lunn, Grayson Bron.

The annual Ki-O-Rahi tournament hosted by Kelly’s Sports and Whakapai Hauora was another huge hit with our tamariki.

Again this year Mr Carter and Pa Chris trained our two teams to take part in the tournament. This year there were around 30 different teams entered. The venue was changed at the last moment due to difficult weather, but the kids were not phased. Our two teams headed by bus to Manawaroa Park on Wednesday Week 9.

Both teams played hard and with excellent teamwork and sportsmanship. The Kahurangi team went through the round-robin undefeated and in second place on points. They played Te Kura O Wairau in the Semi Final winning 29 -15. We had a hard-fought final against College Street, who took us out 15-10.

Well done to all students involved and a huge thank you to all the whānau who came down to support on the day!

Congratulations to the Riverdale Orcas Flippa Ball team on a successful season. A special thank you to our wonderful coaches Ngaire and Katie, we are so lucky to have people like you supporting our tamariki.

For Right Choice Day this term we celebrated with the Riverdale’s Got Talent show. We were treated to performances from the Manawatu Overtones chorus, Andrew the Magician and The Palmerston North Brass Band.

This was a great chance for many of our students and family to share their talents in a range of categories including dance, magic, singing, musical instruments and gymnastics. Our judges had the hard job of picking the most outstanding performances. Congratulations to all of our winners.

We would like to thank Vijay and the team at the 4 Square on Maxwell's Line for donating the amazing prizes including a pair of Apple Earpods, In-store vouchers and games for the whole family.

Please support our local 4 Square as they celebrate their 100th Birthday! The Comms Team will be doing a sausage sizzle on Saturday the 27th of July from 9:30 - 12:30 - All proceeds will go the the Comms Team Trip to Wellington.

It was wonderful to see a number of our students being celebrated in the local paper last week as we celebrated our Cultural Day here at and Riverdale School.

LINK to the article by George Heagney and Warwick Smith from the Manawatū Standard

There is always lots of opportunities for our students to be involved in. These are some of the experiences on offer to our tamariki. We encourage our students to listen out to the Student Notices to find out how to get involved.

Term 3

Four Square 100th Birthday - Comms Team Sausage Sizzle - Sat 27th July

EPRO8

Tournament of Minds

Daffodil Day

School Production

Kind Hearts Regional Event - August

Comms Team - attending Kind Hearts Event in August - Leadership

Comms Team Leadership Conference Day

Comms Team Wellington Trip

World Literacy Day - September

Ricoh Tournament

Girls Soccer

Term Three

Week One

Monday 22nd July - First Day of Term Three

Thu 25th July - PNINS Roadshow Y6's Only

Sat 27th July - Comms Team Sausage Sizzle/ 4 Square's 100th Birthday

Week Two

Mon 29th & Tues 30th July - Kanohi ki te Kanohi (Parent Teacher Interviews)

Tues 30th July - Early Finish - 12:30 pm

Tues 30th July - Monrad Roadshow Y6's Only

Week Four

Mon 12th August - Dance NZ Made Regionals

Wed 14th August Teacher Only Day - School Closed

Week Seven

Fri 6th September - Comms Team Trip - Wellington

Fri 6th September - World Literacy Day

Week Nine

Mon 15th & Tue 16th September - School Photos

Wed 18th & Thu 19th September - EPRO8

WeekTen

Wed 25th September - School Production

Fri 27th September - Right Choice Day & Last Day of Term

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